June 2, 2025- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center announced it has been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program® honors health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. With this credential, … [Read more...]
New AHA report finds workplace and community violence cost hospitals more than $18 billion annually
June 2, 2025- The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a new, comprehensive report that measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities. The report was prepared for the AHA by Harborview Injury and Prevention Research Center (HIPRC), part of the … [Read more...]
Premier calls on Congress to renew Advanced Alternative Payment Model Incentives
May 30, 2025- Premier joined 23 other national organizations and hundreds of accountable care organizations (ACOs), hospitals, health systems, medical practices and health clinics in sending a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to extend Medicare’s Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payments, as called for in the bipartisan bicameral … [Read more...]
From Competence to Capability
May 30, 2025- Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed a profound shift in the nature of effective leadership. What once revolved around competence – defined by a reliable set of skills like planning, decision-making, and team development – has now evolved into something deeper and more dynamic: capability. Historically we have paid attention to outward things like planning, … [Read more...]
President Trump’s tariffs reinstated by appeals court
May 30, 2025- A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a lower-court ruling that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to CNBC. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said it was pausing the lower court's ruling to consider the government's appeal, and ordered … [Read more...]
New Mayo Venture Partner (MVP) program announced to accelerate innovation
May 30, 2025- Mayo Clinic’s Business Development team is expanding its capabilities through a new initiative: the Mayo Venture Partner (MVP) program. In response to the dynamic and evolving healthcare landscape, Mayo Clinic is enlisting industry veterans to create groundbreaking technologies, co-invest in aligned companies and build new ventures from the ground up. The MVP … [Read more...]
Prisma Health reaches major milestone, serving 2,000 patients through Home Recovery Care
May 30, 2025- Prisma Health announced the successful delivery of hospital-level care at home to more than 2,000 patients through its Home Recovery Care program. As one of the first healthcare systems in the region to scale this innovative model, Prisma Health continues to redefine care delivery, making healthcare more accessible and patient centered. Prisma Health is a … [Read more...]
Going green
May 30, 2025- Sustainability is a hot-button topic that every organization in every industry has to reckon with right now. This is especially true for healthcare. By embracing sustainability, ASCs and other healthcare facilities can not only contribute to environmental preservation but also improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance patient … [Read more...]
Agencies release guidance on AI data security
May 29, 2025- The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international partners May 22 released guidance on securing data used for artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA). The guidance outlines potential risks from data integrity issues in various stages of AI development … [Read more...]
President Trump tariff ruling changes global trade war
May 29, 2025- The U.S. Court of International Trade significantly changed the course of President Donald Trump's global trade war Wednesday, ruling the majority of his sweeping import tariffs must be halted for the time being, according to U.S. News and World Report. A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade blocked Trump’s global tariffs, which he imposed … [Read more...]